Re: Shimmy especially when turning left?

[Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>]

On Fri, 9 Nov 2001 22:50:19 -0500 "Daniel Snow" <danws69@earthlink.net>
writes:
>do CV's typically 'shimmy' when they're about to poop out?
>Mine has a similar shimmy to it when I accelerate in a slight turn.
>
>I had an alignment done last Friday, and all four tires were balanced 
>to the
>likes of which I've *never* felt before.....it was <spectacular>*^#@!
>....but I still had a shimmy on fast take-offs.


Sometimes a wheel that is not torqued equally will give this symptom.
(you know, 4 bolts.) 
Some cars really exhibit this and some never complain. Just depends on
the car. 


Shawn Méze
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